Lenin M. Sivam

Lenin M. Sivam is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian filmmaker, writer, director, editor, and producer based in Toronto, Ontario. His work focuses on stories drawn from Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora communities and explores themes of identity, migration, secrecy, trauma, and social stigma. He is known for feature films including 1999 (2009), A Gun & a Ring (2013), Roobha (2018), and The Protector (2022).

His films have screened at international festivals including the Vancouver International Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, ReelWorld Film Festival, and Fantasia International Film Festival, and have received audience awards and international recognition within diaspora film circuits.

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